The Arizona Rattlers season was the 23rd season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, coming off their victory in ArenaBowl XXVI, which was their second consecutive ArenaBowl championship. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at the US Airways Center.
Standings
Schedule Regular season The Rattlers began the season by hosting the Philadelphia Soul, the team that the Rattlers defeated in ArenaBowl XXVI in the previous season, as well as ArenaBowl XXV in 2012. Their final regular season game was on the road against the Orlando Predators on July 26.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report Score Record 1 Saturday March 15 7:00 p.m. MST Philadelphia Soul W 62–55 (OT) 1–0 US Airways Center 9,493 2 Sunday March 23 4:30 p.m. MST Spokane Shock W 68–49 2–0 US Airways Center 7,128 3 Bye 4 Saturday April 5 7:00 p.m. MST Jacksonville Sharks W 63–38 3–0 US Airways Center 8,586 5 Saturday April 12 8:30 p.m. MST at San Jose SaberCats W 57–51 4–0 SAP Center at San Jose 9,123 6 Saturday April 19 7:00 p.m. MST Pittsburgh Power W 73–69 5–0 US Airways Center 8,179 7 Saturday April 26 7:00 p.m. MST San Antonio Talons W 69–59 6–0 US Airways Center 8,567 8 Saturday May 3 5:00 p.m. MST at Jacksonville Sharks W 70–61 7–0 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 9,732 9 Saturday May 10 8:00 p.m. MST at Portland Thunder W 61–32 8–0 Moda Center 8,863 10 Saturday May 17 7:00 p.m. MST Spokane Shock W 70–38 9–0 US Airways Center 9,437 11 Sunday May 25 8:00 p.m. MST at Los Angeles Kiss W 70–25 10–0 Honda Center 11,302 12 Saturday May 31 7:30 p.m. MST San Jose SaberCats W 51–42 11–0 US Airways Center 12,094 13 Friday June 6 8:00 p.m. MST at Portland Thunder W 70–59 12–0 Moda Center 8,292 14 Saturday June 14 6:00 p.m. MST at San Antonio Talons W 70–34 13–0 Alamodome 5,692 15 Saturday June 21 7:00 p.m. MST Los Angeles Kiss W 83–47 14–0 US Airways Center 10,750 16 Friday June 27 8:30 p.m. MST at San Jose SaberCats L 62–33 14–1 SAP Center at San Jose 7,373 17 Bye 18 Saturday July 12 8:00 p.m. MST at Spokane Shock L 66–73 14–2 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 9,362 19 Sunday July 20 4:00 p.m. MST Portland Thunder W 65–55 15–2 US Airways Center 13,120 20 Saturday July 26 5:00 p.m. MST at Orlando Predators L 50–56 15–3 CFE Arena 8,550
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report NC Semifinals Sunday August 3 3:00 p.m. MST Portland Thunder W 52–48 US Airways Center 6,753 NC Championship Sunday August 10 6:00 p.m. MST San Jose SaberCats W 72–56 US Airways Center8,581 ArenaBowl XXVII Saturday August 23 5:00 p.m. MST Cleveland Gladiators W 72–32 Quicken Loans Arena 18,410
Final roster 2014 Arizona Rattlers roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers Injured reserve
League suspended
Refuse to report
Other league exempt
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment Currently vacant
Rookies in italicsRoster updated August 20, 2014
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